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Perfect timing — Why the rut ups your odds of success
The key to filling a buck tag is no secret — hunt the rut, the time when the bucks are chasing the does.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
Support hunting, buy a sandwich
When I opened my Facebook account the other day, a post by a lifelong friend grabbed my attention. This friend had shared a link decrying an African safari taken by Jimmy Johns founder Jimmy John Liautaud.[…]
Bass Fishing
The No. 1 fishing knot to catch more bass when punching grass
While it’s almost guaranteed you’ll get bit when punching grass beds, sinking the hook into fish using a heavy punching rig is less certain.[…]
Coastal Projects
Lafourche Parish Council approves spending $1.3 million on coastal restoration
Lafourche Parish moved one step closer to spending $1.3 million in Restore Act money on engineering, design work and permitting of five coastal restoration projects.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper fisherman cited for using illegal gear in state waters
A 37-year-old Metairie man with more than 1,000 pounds of red snapper on his boat was cited on Thursday for a commercial fishing violation for using bandit gear in state waters, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer of the Year
8th grader downs Catahoula Parish 12-point
Hunting tradition dictates that fathers pass the knowledge they’ve acquired from years of experience in the field down to their sons, who years later repeat the same process for their own kids.[…]
Deer of the Year
Cattle farmer takes down Union Parish 10-point
When you talk to Jarad Riser about getting an animal to maturity, that discussion will most likely be about livestock. […]
Columns
The Seafood Bible: In-laws found a kinship in the kitchen
Collette Weaver and Ron Harris are in-laws and both love to cook. Here are their recipes for Greek shrimp salad and trout meuniére.[…]
Hunting
Sportsman TV: All about bowhunting
If it can be hunted with a bow and arrow in Louisiana, it’s featured in this episode of Sportsman TV.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lafayette hunter drills Bienville Parish 8-pointer
When bow season opened in Area 2 on Oct. 1, the clock started ticking for Nikki Gaspard.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delcambre men arrested for alleged crab thefts
Two Delcambre men were arrested earlier this month and booked into the Iberia Parish Jail in separate cases for alleged crabbing violations, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Bass Fishing
Mountain Dew stops bleeding of gill-hooked bass
The fishing trip was going fantastic. My buddy Austin Abadie and I were catching bass after bass on small Academy H20 Xpress square-billed crankbaits during one of my vacation days.[…]
Deer of the Year
Fourth grader downs Winn Parish 13-pointer
For the past four years, Ronnie Ables has been after a particularly impressive buck that has been hanging around the 130-acre lease near his home in Winn Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lafayette hunter busts big Concordia Parish 8-point
Swirling winds earlier this month almost cost Carter Duval a shot at a 150-inch plus 8-point buck — his biggest ever with a bow — but just when the 18-year-old from Lafayette thought he was going to get busted, the hunting gods apparently looked down and smiled.[…]
Hog Hunting
Public Rambling: Atchafalaya Delta WMA yields exciting hog hunt
The eagerly awaited bow season has begun, and I have already made several hunts down at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Deer of the Year
Perfect 8-point goes down in Beauregard Parish
When it comes to hunting and killing big bucks, everything pretty much hinges on fate.[…]